Ranjeet Kumar @ Ranjet Sah v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9973 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-348 Year-2009 Thana- BETTIAH CITY District- West Champaran ====================================================== Ranjeet Kumar @ Ranjet Sah, aged about 33 years, Male, S/O Ambika Sah @ Ambika Prasad R/o Purani Gudari Turahapatti P.S.- Kalibagh O.P. DistrictWest Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Dhannjay Kumar II, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Lalan Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-05-2025 Heard Mr. Dhannjay Kumar II, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr.Lalan Kumar, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Bettiah Town P.S. Case No. 348 of 2009 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 25(1-b)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, a country made loaded pistol was found on a salt sack near the wall of Ashok Kumar's house.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submitted that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9973 of 2025(3) dt.12-05-2025 2/3 arising out of same incidence, a case was registered against the petitioner under Section 302 of IPC and other allied section in connection with Bettiah Town P.S. Case No.347 of 2009 and simultaneously the present case under Arms Act was also lodged, to which the petitioner was unaware. Petitioner was acquitted in Bettiah Town P.S. Case No.347 of 2009 and after his acquittal when the police came to his house, he came to know about the present FIR. It is further submitted that the alleged recovery of loaded pistol was made from open space, near the house of one Ashok Kumar, which is easily accessible by anyone.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail, considering the past criminal antecedents of the petitioner, who is involved in three more cases.
6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the FIR and the seizure list, which reflect that the seized item was recovered from open space, petitioner has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.
7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9973 of 2025(3) dt.12-05-2025 3/3 before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Bettiah, West Champaran at Bettiah in connection with Bettiah Town P.S. Case No. 348 of 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T